The largest country in the world today is Russia, with about 11% of the global landmass. It was far exceeded by the British ...

The empire on which the sun never sets' is the most famous description of the British Empire - even though the phrase was invented to describe the reach of Spain's territory in the 16th century.

CNN’s Peter Bergen interviews Harvard University historian Caroline Elkins about the legacy of the British Empire and the future of countries in the Commonwealth, where the British monarch ...

The Commonwealth was founded to maintain ties between countries that had once been part of the British Empire, while at the same time granting them "free and equal" status. The Queen was a staunch ...

Learn about British history, including what the British Empire was and when it ended in this Bitesize KS3 history guide.

Throughout its history, the British Empire has taken countless artifacts from its colonies and other countries. Governments and activists have since called for the repatriation of these cultural ...

What is the Commonwealth? The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of countries around the world that were once part of the British Empire. The goal of the association, according to its website ...

“The sun never sets on the British empire.” Variations on the phrase have been used for more than 200 years to describe the scope and power of the nation and its occupied territories.

The largest country in the world today is Russia, with about 11% of the global landmass. It was far exceeded by the British Empire, which at its height controlled about a fourth of the world’s ...

CNN’s Peter Bergen interviews Harvard University historian Caroline Elkins about the legacy of the British Empire and the future of countries in the Commonwealth, where the British monarch ...